CrowdComms New CMS

An introductionIntroduction to our newNew CMS

The new dashboard is a complete rewrite of our existing, well-renowned content management system. The document below will outline what'swhat new,you what'scan different,expect andto what's not there.see.

The new dashboard is currently in beta, meaning that although many hours of testing have gone in to it, there may still be some quirks here and there. If you find any, be sure to fill in the form in the top right of the CMS to leave your feedback!

It's important to note that the data is still the same between the existing dashboard and the beta dashboard.dashboards. This means that ifIf you find something is missing, you can always hop back to the existing dashboard to finish your task. All the data you've added on the new dashboard will be there!

ForTo see a summarycomparison ofin what'sfunctionality missingbetween the existing and what'sbeta changed in the new dashboard,dashboards, skip to the table at the end of this document.

What's New?

Total Redesign

We gave our dashboard a much much-needed lick of paint. Ranging from fullcomplete page redesigns (such as the activity feed), to granular improvements to the smallermore minor elements of our app, such as form components, date pickers and much more. Although everything may look quite different, most things are still in the same place and so should feel quite familiar.

The Highlights

• App-app-wide redesign, with most elements receiving a makeover in appearance and usability.
• EverythingErgonomic isorganisation mostlyof in the same place, but organised more ergonomically.elements
• Improved UI elements such as forms, tables, date pickers, icon pickers, dropdown boxes and buttons
• Total redesign of some pagespages, such as the activity feed.
• Dark mode available.available

Existing vs New

Image Gallery Overhaul

A collection of new features and improvements revolving around the image library, we've added some extra functionality to make the image libraryit the usefulvaluable asset that it should be.

The Highlights

• Upload multiple images at once
• Place images from your image library anywhere across the app
• A new, slick interface for managing and previewing your app images.images
• Ability to scale down the quality of images on every upload.

Mobile Friendly & PWA

Bringing our event dashboard to your pocket, you can now create an entire event from your mobile device!

• DoCreate everythingand thatedit youthe cancontent of your event while you're on your desktop, with the convenience of it being in your pocket.go
• Install the app on your desktop for easy access in your Mac OS dock or windows toolbar.toolbar
• Install the app on your iOS device or android for easy access from your home screen.screen

Page Builder / HTML Module Improvements

Another collection of improvements and new features, we've put some time in to improving the experience of the creatives amongst you.

The Highlights

• New image gallery page builder template
• Full Full-screen code editor with autocomplete and find &and replace utilities
• Live preview for HTML pages
• Duplicate a page builder in to another page builder module, or HTML page

Various Smaller Improvements

IfBelow we gave everything its own section, this would be a very long document! So here'sis a summary of smaller new features that will help you to create the best event app possible.possible:

• Set a direct link module as your home page, meaning that an agenda session can be the first page attendees land on
• Global search: ability toeasily search through all your modules without filtering through the long list
• Locations library for a central place to view all locations,locations and manage text locations.locations
• Improvements to clarity of error messages
• Information at every step of the way around the app. More tooltips, info boxes and links to documentation.
• Ability to now import &and export challenges
• Performance improvements. AppThe app should now be much quicker, and will perform better when in areas with poor connection.
• Ability to batch delete library items such as images and documents.
  
• View the progress of videos when uploading multiple at once.

Tiny Tweaks

• Every form will now check to confirm you want to leave a page with unsaved changes
• View the name of your current window in the tab bar.
• More information displayed in tables in libraries
• View a preview on your iframe module

Moved/Unavailable Features

Feature	Existing CMS	New CMS
Login page link	App Settings -> Features page	App Settings -> Authentication tab
Widgets Module	Widget Module	Deprecated - will not be added to the new dashboard
Analytics	Sidebar tab Tab	Planned for future release
Cvent Integration	Integrations Page	Planned for future release
Display Screens	Sidebar Tab	Planned for future release
Google Analytics Setup	Integrations Tab	Planned for future release
Alerts	Sidebar tabTab	App Settings
Triggers	Sidebar tabTab	App Settings
Module Management	Sidebar	Module management page (home page for modules section)